Take a look at mx.managers.PopUpManagerImpl. It is basically the same thing you want, except it blurs the entire stage. It basically places a stretched Sprite across the stage, underneath the popup. It then blurs this Sprite.
Jason ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of reflexactions Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 4:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Blurring The Background Not static... yes Stuff moving around ... yes. Fixed size.. no Rectangular with rounded corners... most likely Its all fairly dynamic... --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , DreamCode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Can you give more details... is it static content or will you have stuff > moving in and out of the blur behind it? Is the partial transparent area of > a fixed side or changing too? > > Is it blurred area square? rounded corners? if it's not just a regular > piece of graphic or if the blur area is created dynamically at runtime? > > --A > > > > On Dec 4, 2007 2:54 AM, reflexactions <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have a component with a partially transparent area and I want to blur > > anything that happens to be under that area. > > > > How can I do that... > > > > Note I want to blur what is underneath the transparent area (ie behind > > it, in other controls or containers) not the actual current content of > > the area in my control. > > > > tks > > > > > > >

